The Shemwell Family

William Lee ParhamAge: 81 years18881970

Name
William Lee Parham
Given names
William Lee
Surname
Parham
Birth August 16, 1888 32 29
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a maternal grandfatherRussell Lee
March 29, 1906 (Age 17 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 21 years)
MarriageLucy Columbus KemmerView this family
June 28, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam “Bill” Parham
November 15, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Pollie” Hinch
May 1, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 29 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a motherMartha Caroline Lee
June 12, 1923 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJesse Franklin Parham
January 3, 1929 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sisterDella May Parham
1943 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a brotherClay Everett Parham
March 2, 1946 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterSarah Anna “Sally” Parham
April 2, 1956 (Age 67 years)
Death of a wifeLucy Columbus Kemmer
1961 (Age 72 years)

Death of a sisterTemprance Parham
July 24, 1963 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death June 28, 1970 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Spring City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1876Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder brother
William Parham
Birth: about 1877 21 17Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
14 months
elder sister
15 months
elder sister
Temprance Parham
Birth: May 22, 1879 23 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1963Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Minnie Otis Parham
Birth: November 27, 1881 26 22Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1971Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Della May Parham
Birth: December 29, 1883 28 24Tennessee, United States
Death: 1943Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Clay Everett Parham
Birth: March 28, 1886 30 26Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1946Rhea, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
William Lee Parham
Birth: August 16, 1888 32 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Family with Lucy Columbus Kemmer - View this family
himself
William Lee Parham
Birth: August 16, 1888 32 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: June 28, 1910Rhea, Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Franklin Parham - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parham, Jesse FheadMW54M134TNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Parham, Martha CwifeFW50M13455TNTNTN
Parham, Della MdaughterFW26STNTNTN
Parham, Clay EsonMW24M10TNTNTN
Parham, William LsonMW21STNTNTN
Parham, Josie Adaughter in lawFW16M10TNTNTN